Last Wednesday, August 10th, was the first day of school here in Mesa. Avery started 2nd grade and Hayden started kindergarten. They were both soooo excited to go to school - and their mom was almost as excited too!
The elementary school is just down the road from our house, so we walked to school with a group of other moms and kids from the neighborhood. Hayden practically ran the whole way!
Avery - the big 2nd grader! Her teacher's name is Mrs. Broccoletti. I decided to spare the broccoli jokes when we met her - I'm sure she has had her fill of those!! She is really nice and Avery loves her!
Right before we got to the school, I looked ahead and saw Avery and Hayden holding hands. It was so cute, and I'm glad I had my camera with me to capture the moment. I have to say though, if you haven't already noticed, that I am a horrible photographer. I wish Brandon could have been there to take the photos that day, but oh well. Better than nothing!
Happy sisters before leaving for school.
Hayden with her frog backpack. We actually bought this backpack for her last year for preschool, but she only went for two days, so it was still brand new!
Hayden's teacher for kindergarten is Mrs. Hatos. She has lots of friends in her class and loves her teacher! She got to bring a toy for show-and-tell on Friday, which she was so excited about. She took a pink unicorn - this girl loves horses, and anything like them.
Hayden's favorite color is green, so she was very excited to wear this new dress on the first day of school. And, she picked out a green water bottle to take to school too.
Avery and Hayden ready to line up for school. Avery was such a good big sister helping Hayden find where to go.
Kiley wanted to bring a backpack too when we walked with the girls to school. She and Jaylyn got to ride in the stroller.
I just have to mention that Jaylyn will be 1 in October - I can't believe it! We need to get some more photos of that girl before we turn around and she is the one in kindergarten!! She is a good baby and is crawling all over the house, but almost always with a smile :)
I just had to throw this picture in. This is pretty typical of Kiley. She is almost always wearing a leotard or ballerina outfit (even though she has never taken a dance class in her life) and she loves to put on Brandon's boots. She keeps us laughing for sure! Happy school year!!!
